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compared to 74% of those 65 and older, younger voters are more trusting of the government and less interested in politics. at san jose state there were many empty seats. >> hey, what are you doing right now? >> reporter: those students stood outside trying to get others in. they also used this poster that links devices directly to election websites. >> it's to educate our students more and to tie them to technology. >> reporter: of the 1.4 million people who use the state's new online voter registration system about half of them were younger voters. maureen naylor, ktvu news. >>> a college education without the tuition. >> it's like coming out west in the gold rush. there's this big area who are trying to get in and we have no idea where it's going to go. >> the new trend in education and why some students feel cheated. >> at 10:45, sending supplies to areas hit hard by sandy. the big mobilization effort at travis. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. heading into the holidays you look for the best deals. that's why w
compared to 74% of those 65 and older, younger voters are more trusting of the government and less interested in politics. at san jose state there were many empty seats. >> hey, what are you doing right now? >> reporter: those students stood outside trying to get others in. they also used this poster that links devices directly to election websites. >> it's to educate our students more and to tie them to technology. >> reporter: of the 1.4 million people who use the...
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the attacks are in response to the arrests of sunni women by the government in an effort to pressure the women's want relatives to turn themselves in. >>> in greece the debt crisis is rekindling efforts for germany to pay pees from world war ii. germany compensated greek victims of nazi crimes in 1966. >>> deputies in tahema county are trying to track thousands of pounds of stolen walnuts. they say 80,000 pounds of tah earthquake ma county walnuts are missing. two truckloads of walnuts never made it to their destination and authorities say they're now looking for a delivery truck driver with a russian accent. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin working on his bay area forecast including whether it's going to rain on halloween. >>> the san francisco giants are back home for a little r & r tonight but there's no rest for parade planners who are working literally around the clock. rob roth takes us behind the scenes to show us what it takes to get ready for wednesday's big celebration. >> reporter: here inside pier 54 workers are building floats almost nonstop. this section is calle
the attacks are in response to the arrests of sunni women by the government in an effort to pressure the women's want relatives to turn themselves in. >>> in greece the debt crisis is rekindling efforts for germany to pay pees from world war ii. germany compensated greek victims of nazi crimes in 1966. >>> deputies in tahema county are trying to track thousands of pounds of stolen walnuts. they say 80,000 pounds of tah earthquake ma county walnuts are missing. two truckloads...
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the president has assured the state of the government's continued support. >> what i can promise you is that the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state, and local officials and we will not quit until this is done. >> reporter: the state has several coastal area that fuel the 35 billion-dollar tourist industry. the surge has left boardwalks in ruins. the damage striking a cripple blow to the state's economy. >> everything is destroyed. the fun time pier. all the rides are gone. >> reporter: in spite of it all the governor said the damage is minor compared to the things that can't be replaced. >> you look to your husband or wife, son or daughter, those are thing that can't be replaced. >> reporter: now back here live we are starting to see people come out and try to figure how they can board up what is left of the homes but as they do they say when they look at the bulkhead they know this is going to be a big challenge. they could still take on more damage because so uwater is still coming up. i'm jennifer davis. >> all right. thank you. there is a war
the president has assured the state of the government's continued support. >> what i can promise you is that the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state, and local officials and we will not quit until this is done. >> reporter: the state has several coastal area that fuel the 35 billion-dollar tourist industry. the surge has left boardwalks in ruins. the damage striking a cripple blow to the state's economy. >> everything is destroyed. the fun...
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media's outreach team. >> personally tonight see money out of government. i'm a very big proponent of campaign finance reform of limiting of the role of lobbyist and limiting the role of corporate personhood because i feel right now who has the largest warchest is the determiner of who's going to be elected for a specific office or what kind of laws are going to be passed by congress. >> you have a better chance to be an organ donor than seeing any other retirement money. >> yeah i think this is a perfect, kind of forum, for us all to come and talk about -- >> back and forth. >> yes. i've seen many souls changed in the last three days. >> really. >> yeah. on all sides including the other side of the --. >> i went through the woodstock generation and i thought it's back to business as usual. and sort of it was a big party. that's what i see this as, a party with no cover. i'm a defender of money. freedom, individual freedom, rich people. because i'm still, even though i've not gray, i'm still trying to be one. because the more money i have the more good i ca
media's outreach team. >> personally tonight see money out of government. i'm a very big proponent of campaign finance reform of limiting of the role of lobbyist and limiting the role of corporate personhood because i feel right now who has the largest warchest is the determiner of who's going to be elected for a specific office or what kind of laws are going to be passed by congress. >> you have a better chance to be an organ donor than seeing any other retirement money. >>...
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government is shut down. federal agencies are closed. you call your local congress, you won't get through. the phones are down. only emergency personnel needed in washington, d.c. needed today. everyone else is told to stay indoors. about 3:00, 4:00, winds will be -- winds will be hitting 40, 50 miles an hour. >>> the rains will get relativier -- heavier. several million likely to lose power by the end of the evening. live in washington, scott macfarland, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, scott. >>> 8:17. some drama on the high seas. the coast guard has arrested two people. two people are unaccounted for. the ship is a replica of the 18th sinry ship of the muteny bounty -- mew tinny -- mutiny bounty. >>> and oil prices fell below $86 a barrel. more than half a dozen refineries could be in the path of the storm. but the u.s. is well supplied with oil and demand is expected to be down. accounting for the price drop. >>> 8:17. oakland police investigating two separate shootings that seriously injured two people. a nan his early 20s was sho
government is shut down. federal agencies are closed. you call your local congress, you won't get through. the phones are down. only emergency personnel needed in washington, d.c. needed today. everyone else is told to stay indoors. about 3:00, 4:00, winds will be -- winds will be hitting 40, 50 miles an hour. >>> the rains will get relativier -- heavier. several million likely to lose power by the end of the evening. live in washington, scott macfarland, ktvu channel 2 news. >>...
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. >> fema personnel or working with state and local governments do make sure that food and water and emergency generation is available for the communities that will be hardest hit. >> on the east coast of our nation a lot of people are enduring some very difficult times. our hearts and our prayers go to them as we think about how tough it will be. >>shepard: the president and governor romney have canceled events because of the storm. nasa shows hurricane sandy approaching the united states with tropical storm force winds extending almost 500 miles from the center. that is the biggest storm that ever hit the region since records have been kept. combined with high tide and a full noon and to other weather systems that the be part of this weather system and we are watching history in the making. this storm is going to come ashore sooner than we thought. it will come to sure more quickly than first forecast. with all of that if mind we have coverage with rick on the northern shore of new jersey and doug is in delaware, first, we will get to where we are and where it is going. and janice
. >> fema personnel or working with state and local governments do make sure that food and water and emergency generation is available for the communities that will be hardest hit. >> on the east coast of our nation a lot of people are enduring some very difficult times. our hearts and our prayers go to them as we think about how tough it will be. >>shepard: the president and governor romney have canceled events because of the storm. nasa shows hurricane sandy approaching the...
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they are now armed, and they oppose the central government. within days this spring, they took control of the entire northern part of the country. the independence movement was quickly hijacked by islamist groups, with ties to the al qaeda terrorist network. last june, organizations such as defenders of the face and movement for when this in west africa wrested control from more moderate tuaregs. they oppose sharia law in places like timbuktu, formerly a leading tourist attraction. music and alcohol are prohibited. women have to wear veils. punishments are draconian. in the capital in the south, moderate muslims set the tone, and yet, the defacto loss of 2/3 of their national territory hurts, especially since many have relatives in the north. then i i am very afraid. if we do not succeed in solving the crisis in the north, we risk having the islamists come down south. >> the crisis is very bad for my country. i would like to put an end to it at any cost. >> the country has always depended on outside assistance, and we need it now more than eve
they are now armed, and they oppose the central government. within days this spring, they took control of the entire northern part of the country. the independence movement was quickly hijacked by islamist groups, with ties to the al qaeda terrorist network. last june, organizations such as defenders of the face and movement for when this in west africa wrested control from more moderate tuaregs. they oppose sharia law in places like timbuktu, formerly a leading tourist attraction. music and...
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investigators in the government agency that spent the money continue their audits and pursuing more than 1,900 open criminal investigations. for more specific examples like funds intended to aid the poor folks in rural areas, instead being paid for homes with swimming pools. check out our findings at wusa9.com. for 9 wants to know with the washington guardians. >> thank you, russ. the white house did not respond to requests for a comment, anita? >>> you can rip out that dictionary page that has the word landslide in it because it looks like we're not going to be needing it this time this year. polls show the popular vote for the president to be virtually tied and that is enough for both candidates to run scared and hard. >> reporter: we'll see some running hard over the weekend in virginia, anita, one of the few remaining swing states. but there was not much running this evening in silver spring. more like a slow walk. early voting scheduled to d at 9:00 p.m. and at 8:30, the lines were so long. >> reporter: 24 hours ago the number of the early maryland voters passed 3 30,000. tonight's
investigators in the government agency that spent the money continue their audits and pursuing more than 1,900 open criminal investigations. for more specific examples like funds intended to aid the poor folks in rural areas, instead being paid for homes with swimming pools. check out our findings at wusa9.com. for 9 wants to know with the washington guardians. >> thank you, russ. the white house did not respond to requests for a comment, anita? >>> you can rip out that...
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would a romney presidency not have the federal government involved in this response? would the romney presidency not have the federal government do what they are doing right now? just let the states handle it? you take care of it on your own, new jersey. there's no help for you. is that what he means? give it to business even if you could? reporters who follow the romney campaign tried to get the candidate to answer that question today. many, many times. >> thanks for your help this morning. >> would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> governor, what should fema's role be? governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> thank you. >> governor, are you going to eliminate fema? >> governor romney -- >> governor romney, do you think it should be sent back to the states? >> why won't you answer any questions about it? >> i don't know if it was 14, we actually counted up as you saw there t was 11 times. at least in that one instance that mr. romney was asked. here's another instance of it. how would getting rid of federal disaster response help this c
would a romney presidency not have the federal government involved in this response? would the romney presidency not have the federal government do what they are doing right now? just let the states handle it? you take care of it on your own, new jersey. there's no help for you. is that what he means? give it to business even if you could? reporters who follow the romney campaign tried to get the candidate to answer that question today. many, many times. >> thanks for your help this...
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this storm is highlighting a fundamental difference in our role of government. on the one side is president obama and governor romney. someone who actually made the case for shutting down fema. in passing the responsibility on to the states and some people say maybe we're learning a lesson. how do you deal with something like that? >> absolutely every time you have an occasion that takes something from the federal government and sends it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> governor romney says it would be better to privatize fema. that's jarring and so was his reason. >> we're borrowing $1.6 trillion more than we're taking in. we cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids. it is simply immoral. for us to rack up larger and larger debts and pass them on to our kids knowing full well that we'll be dead and gone before it occurs makes no sense at all. >> with eight days to go in this election, that is the choice in this electi
this storm is highlighting a fundamental difference in our role of government. on the one side is president obama and governor romney. someone who actually made the case for shutting down fema. in passing the responsibility on to the states and some people say maybe we're learning a lesson. how do you deal with something like that? >> absolutely every time you have an occasion that takes something from the federal government and sends it back to the states, that's the right direction. and...
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there is no sign of much movement from the german government. >> i do not suppose it helped angela merkel when we look at the employment figures coming out today. not comfortable. >> no, because the argument becomes very, very real if your own economy is slowing down. the figures from germany showed the rate of unemployment remaining the same but the actual number going up a little bit. the movement is in the wrong direction. maybe the economy needs a bit of stimulus. >> thanks very much. a former serbian army chief is appealing his conviction of crimes against humanity and war crimes. it was chief of staff and the yugoslav army and was found guilty of aiding and abetting the shelling of sarajevo. chief of staff, pretty near the top of the trees in many respects. what is his argument? >> right at the top, he was the chief of staff in the yugoslav army and was found guilty of aiding and abetting those on the ground carrying out these crimes. his defense has been arguing that the ammunition on the ground cannot be directly attributed to their clients and saying that the evidence was circums
there is no sign of much movement from the german government. >> i do not suppose it helped angela merkel when we look at the employment figures coming out today. not comfortable. >> no, because the argument becomes very, very real if your own economy is slowing down. the figures from germany showed the rate of unemployment remaining the same but the actual number going up a little bit. the movement is in the wrong direction. maybe the economy needs a bit of stimulus. >>...
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for the most part we did agree on that and there's a role for government and a role for regulation. i would have a slightly more cautious eye to regulation perhaps than a surks stan but we agree on international trade and think it is important in terms of growing the economy and think that fiscal consolidation is necessary. we may differ in terms of how much on the tax side, how much on the expenditures side, but the basic points i think are not ones on which we disagree. >> that's important because we have real issues we are trying to figure out how to compromise. great to talk to you both. appreciate it. >> great to see you. >> austan goolsbee and edward lazear. >>> the final hours before decision day 2012. america is voting. . the man that correctly predicted much of the 2008 outcome and what the numbers say this year. nate silver will join me. and the big buzz during the big storm, how social media came in to play during hurricane sandy. take a look at how the stock market ended the week. back in a moment. [ male announcer ] do you have the legal protection you need? at legalzoo
for the most part we did agree on that and there's a role for government and a role for regulation. i would have a slightly more cautious eye to regulation perhaps than a surks stan but we agree on international trade and think it is important in terms of growing the economy and think that fiscal consolidation is necessary. we may differ in terms of how much on the tax side, how much on the expenditures side, but the basic points i think are not ones on which we disagree. >> that's...
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the federal government is considering some sweeping new rules that would target online sales of dogs and puppies. under this problem, the u.s. department of agriculture would license the sale of puppies. the department says that the online sales of puppies are often accident deceptive, and -- >> as for giants fans, there are many lasting impressions from yesterday's world series celebration. what could top tony bennett? well, a t-shirt for one, that's triggering lots of talk today. >> reporter: it's a scene the bay area will not soon forget. a championship celebration. the shirt that sergiobromo wore, san francisco supervisor. i don't know sat did i understand. like romo is latino. >> i've been discriminated against. i think sergio has as well, people feel that we could be from mexico. and that we're undocumented or illegal. >> reporter: the. >> we're definitely, very, very proud of romo because he stood for -- on documented. >> reporter: the senator's director compared the director to another politically iconic sports moment. held up their fists in a black power absolute on the medd
the federal government is considering some sweeping new rules that would target online sales of dogs and puppies. under this problem, the u.s. department of agriculture would license the sale of puppies. the department says that the online sales of puppies are often accident deceptive, and -- >> as for giants fans, there are many lasting impressions from yesterday's world series celebration. what could top tony bennett? well, a t-shirt for one, that's triggering lots of talk today....
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the japanese government to decide 150 billion u.s. dollars to fund it. it turns out that a quarter is spent on projects completely unrelated to the disaster. the list of projects, according to the japanese government's audit, is quite extraordinary. this includes funding for a road-building project in okinawa. renovation of government buildings, fighter pilot training, an advertising campaign for the taurus building, and even if funding for their controversial willie program. this is all left the japanese government looking very read in the face. japan's prime minister has apologized to parliament and is promising such spending will be eradicated in the future. that will do little to placate the 325,000 people who remain displaced from the disaster zone in cramped temporary accommodations. rebuilding on this scale is a huge an extremely complicated project. there is growing frustration along the northeast coast that 19 months after the tsunami struck, virtually not a single new building has been finished. >> the extraordinary. you're watching "bbc world
the japanese government to decide 150 billion u.s. dollars to fund it. it turns out that a quarter is spent on projects completely unrelated to the disaster. the list of projects, according to the japanese government's audit, is quite extraordinary. this includes funding for a road-building project in okinawa. renovation of government buildings, fighter pilot training, an advertising campaign for the taurus building, and even if funding for their controversial willie program. this is all left...
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the list was originally passed to the greek government in 2010 but not investigated. he told the bbc that the ones who should be in court are the politicians who fail to take action. now to our series on the leadership challenge taking place in china. the communist party's national congress is set to meet next week, and amongst the many things the new generation of leaders will have to address is the growth gap between rich and poor. we have a report now from one of china's most impoverished areas. ,> in china's poorest province deep in its role heart, -- rural heart. the economic boom in the cities is happening far from here. nevertheless, today, they are celebrating this couple's first child. there is a banquet and gifts. a refrigerator, a new bed. he could never afford these himself. the farmer and labor has find nothing this year -- the farmer and laborer has earned nothing this year. >> it is not fair. i have been to the city. they are rich, eat in fancy restaurants every day. my life does not compare. >> it is a problem china's next leaders know they must tackle
the list was originally passed to the greek government in 2010 but not investigated. he told the bbc that the ones who should be in court are the politicians who fail to take action. now to our series on the leadership challenge taking place in china. the communist party's national congress is set to meet next week, and amongst the many things the new generation of leaders will have to address is the growth gap between rich and poor. we have a report now from one of china's most impoverished...
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you called it ron rald reagan said the most terrifying words in the government are i'm from the government, i'm here to help. when you have a natural disaster, that's what people want to hear. the federal government is the only entity with the size and breadth and the ability to help people in these situations. and you know what, chris -- >> and the shared risk. never forget that. >> exactly. >> every state doesn't face this. seven or eight states may face this. >> i listened to injure discussion. there's a fundamental hypocrisy in this constant drum beat to privatize. if you look at what we've done with military spending, where we have these private contractors, where do they get the incentive and the money to do the things that they do supposedly privately? they get it from the federal government. it's contracts that go to private businesses but they come from the federal government. whether it's the olympics that mitt romney got tons of federal money for or whether it's halliburton getting federal money to go in and rebuild iraq, or whether it's something if you privatize the function o
you called it ron rald reagan said the most terrifying words in the government are i'm from the government, i'm here to help. when you have a natural disaster, that's what people want to hear. the federal government is the only entity with the size and breadth and the ability to help people in these situations. and you know what, chris -- >> and the shared risk. never forget that. >> exactly. >> every state doesn't face this. seven or eight states may face this. >> i...
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today and all parts of the government were closed today. we expect the same thing. we are -- we've already announced the same thing for tomorrow as well as all of our public schools, parochial schools, charter schools as well. probably 25, 30 colleges and universities have already -- the bulk of them announced yesterday that they were closing today and tomorrow and so certainly many of the employers, because the -- all of the regional rail system -- the entire mass trans sis sit testimony was shut down and it was difficult for the employees to get in. so clearly an economic impact but we won't be able to do that assessment for probably a couple weeks. >> well, we wish you all the best, mayor nutter from philadelphia. thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us tonight. >> thank you very much. >>> and with me all night tonight will be nbc meteorologist bill karins. you heard what they were worried about, continuing rains. where is the storm headed next? >> i would say we're about 80% done with the destruction that sandy is going to d
today and all parts of the government were closed today. we expect the same thing. we are -- we've already announced the same thing for tomorrow as well as all of our public schools, parochial schools, charter schools as well. probably 25, 30 colleges and universities have already -- the bulk of them announced yesterday that they were closing today and tomorrow and so certainly many of the employers, because the -- all of the regional rail system -- the entire mass trans sis sit testimony was...
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narrator: because original infrastructure investments were frequently subsidized by the federal government, water pricing was often calculated without accounting for the initial cost to build the systems. we made major investments in assets in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. and for the first 40 years of that pipe, there really may not have been many maintenance requirements. we're past that period now. narrator: water pricing based only on day-to-day operation, and not on planning for maintenance and eventual upgrades has resulted in a considerable repair and replacement backlog. allbee: on a national scale, if you looked at what we're spending now, and you looked at the additional investment requirements over the next 20 years, there's a $540 billion difference. man: so one of the greatest challenges is to reflect true value pricing. so that the citizens and businesses that rely on water and wastewater infrastructure systems are actually paying for it. narrator: cities and municipalities across the united states are now facing this funding gap, between projected revenue and projected expenses,
narrator: because original infrastructure investments were frequently subsidized by the federal government, water pricing was often calculated without accounting for the initial cost to build the systems. we made major investments in assets in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. and for the first 40 years of that pipe, there really may not have been many maintenance requirements. we're past that period now. narrator: water pricing based only on day-to-day operation, and not on planning for maintenance...
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but the driving force of the local governments and the state government, and it is the state government that requests the disaster and declaration that asks fema to come in and i cannot conceive of fema not coming in. >> it is never a case of a president holding a grudge. >> not with a disaster. we are better than that. >>neil: quick thoughts on the race? >>guest: i am optimistic, people realize we need a new direction and you talked about the economic climate and how hard it is to get a quaterback or keep a job and that is the overwhelming issue, how will we turn this economy around. it hasn't happened in four years and governor romney gives us the possible to create the growth in jobs we all need. >>neil: five days out from the election and officials are scrambling to deal with the damage. ahead of voting, the blitzing, the battle not buckeye state is heating up as both campaigns start in. governor kasich is here next. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. >>neil: take a look a
but the driving force of the local governments and the state government, and it is the state government that requests the disaster and declaration that asks fema to come in and i cannot conceive of fema not coming in. >> it is never a case of a president holding a grudge. >> not with a disaster. we are better than that. >>neil: quick thoughts on the race? >>guest: i am optimistic, people realize we need a new direction and you talked about the economic climate and how...
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and the spending in government last month, that was a big hit to gdp last month from government defense spending. the issue is a deficit which is a huge drag long term and the spending of government and a lot of this will depend honestly on who is elected. >> stay with us. first we'll check on the markets to the degree that we can. u.s. futures have been trading in the overnight and morning session. >> currently trading a little bit more than 40 points below fair value. let's show you european markets. a bit higher this morning by good numbers out of ubs and bp. ftse 100 up 35 points. xetra dax up 0.8%. ibex up 0.6%. let's remind you what's going on as far as reinsurers are concerned. impact on hurricane sandy as well. all the big reinsurers are up. this is an expectation maybes wills aren't quite as heavy, but of course if you to get losses, also hardening rates in the long term anyway. an auction coming out of italy today. that's in about an hour or so time. we have three to four billion. might raise more than that. yields just a little lower today, just below 5% for italian. ten year
and the spending in government last month, that was a big hit to gdp last month from government defense spending. the issue is a deficit which is a huge drag long term and the spending of government and a lot of this will depend honestly on who is elected. >> stay with us. first we'll check on the markets to the degree that we can. u.s. futures have been trading in the overnight and morning session. >> currently trading a little bit more than 40 points below fair value. let's show...
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so we train for these things in the federal government. this is something we invest a lot of money and manpower in. it is to be ready for precisely these scenarios. neil: do you think this city by and large and the surrounding locales are ready for this? i think they did not even appreciate the damage just a lot of rough wind can do to say nothing of that tidal surge, the water surge, much of lower manhattan, wiring and systems that operate, everything from buildings to exchanges, likely compromised for days, if not weeks to come. >> yes, the prepared his face for these kinds of -- these kinds of storms a catastrophe's really has to be a year-2 years before the actual event. you have to constantly be training in custody prepared preventing these storms is what we're doing now with our evacuation's, or mandatory evacuations and relocations to shelters. but this is something that has to be, has resigned in the bush administration, it is something that you have to find love. you cannot make up that time at the end when the wind and waves a st
so we train for these things in the federal government. this is something we invest a lot of money and manpower in. it is to be ready for precisely these scenarios. neil: do you think this city by and large and the surrounding locales are ready for this? i think they did not even appreciate the damage just a lot of rough wind can do to say nothing of that tidal surge, the water surge, much of lower manhattan, wiring and systems that operate, everything from buildings to exchanges, likely...
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government securities trading in tokyo and london as well. joining us on the phone to talk about that and more is sifma president and ceo, tim ryan. thanks for joining us here. >> thanks for being there. actually, both you, bill, and maria. >> your feeling is if they don't trade in new york, they shouldn't trade dollar-denominated currencies around the world. >> our recommendation was to close early today at noon. we chose to do it at noon principally because there were treasury auctions scheduled today. we wanted to get those finished. we recommended a close tomorrow. >> what about this cme report just moments ago that says overnight trading will happen at 7 p.m. tonight. how does that play into everything? i guess we want your take on the overall impact of a full market shutdown, like we're seeing, and what you're recommendation. >> well, remember, we recommend to our member firms, so they'll make the decision on cme on their own. typically when we make a recommendation because it's coordinated with the regulators globely, the firm spots th
government securities trading in tokyo and london as well. joining us on the phone to talk about that and more is sifma president and ceo, tim ryan. thanks for joining us here. >> thanks for being there. actually, both you, bill, and maria. >> your feeling is if they don't trade in new york, they shouldn't trade dollar-denominated currencies around the world. >> our recommendation was to close early today at noon. we chose to do it at noon principally because there were...
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. >> our sandy head lines at this hour, federal government, local government buildings and schools remain closed today. >> metro train and bus service is shut down this morning. we're waiting on a decision about later this afternoon. there are widespread power outages here and up and down the east coast. >> monica will have traffic in just a moment. first howard joins us for another look at the weather. what do you think? >> it's still going to be a rainy windy day. the wind warnings are now down to wind advisories. the snow is flowing big time, especially above 2,000 and 3,000 feet. blizzard warnings there. >> i'll stay in the valley. i'm going to lay low. >> relevant ally. >> under the blizzard warnings for areas above 2,000 feet. skyline drive is going to be probably closed for a day or two. let's get you going with a look at your day planner this morning. it's still a wet day. we have, i think , power crews that will be able to get out later this morning. we have some wind, they're a little gusty now. you notice the general sustained wind speeds coming down to only about 20 miles an h
. >> our sandy head lines at this hour, federal government, local government buildings and schools remain closed today. >> metro train and bus service is shut down this morning. we're waiting on a decision about later this afternoon. there are widespread power outages here and up and down the east coast. >> monica will have traffic in just a moment. first howard joins us for another look at the weather. what do you think? >> it's still going to be a rainy windy day. the...
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would the romney presidency not have the federal government do what the federal government is doing right now in terms of response to sandy and get rid of fema. just let the states handle it, you take care of it on your own, there's no help for you? is that what he means? you'd give it to business even if you could. reporters who followed romney campaign tried to get the candidate to answer that question today. many, many times. >> thanks for coming out this morning. >> governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president. >> good to see you. >> governor, what would you do with fema if you were president? >> thanks. >> governor, what should fema's role be? governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? governor, what would you do with fema? >> governor, we've asked you what you would do. governor romney, would you eliminate fema. we've asked thaw question, sir. >> governor, are you going to eliminate fema? >> governor romney, do you still think that fema funding should be sent back to the states? >> governor romney, do you think that fema should be sent back to the states?
would the romney presidency not have the federal government do what the federal government is doing right now in terms of response to sandy and get rid of fema. just let the states handle it, you take care of it on your own, there's no help for you? is that what he means? you'd give it to business even if you could. reporters who followed romney campaign tried to get the candidate to answer that question today. many, many times. >> thanks for coming out this morning. >> governor,...
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the government has been after that company for years. this is a toy if you don't know about it. but the makers of buckie balls are pulling the products because of baseless and relentless legal badgering by the government. >> well. i don't know. >> don't put magnets in your mouth. >> yeah. >> rule number one. rule number two the rest is -- rule number two, and the rest follows after rule number one. everything else is great after that. >>> all right, here's what we've got going on weather wise as we head for the weekend. not only beautiful and sunny and mild, but it will be 49 hours long. here's why as we are falling back. check the smoke alarms too over the weekend. saturday night, sunset at 6:08. sunday, sunset at 5:07. the sun is going down earlier, but what a beautiful afternoon that you'll have on sunday. we do have cloud cover out there because as a front passing on by to our north, high pressure is just strong enough to keep the rain to our north, but we did get some of that cloud cover. as for what will happen over the weekend. high pressure will be stronger, pushing the
the government has been after that company for years. this is a toy if you don't know about it. but the makers of buckie balls are pulling the products because of baseless and relentless legal badgering by the government. >> well. i don't know. >> don't put magnets in your mouth. >> yeah. >> rule number one. rule number two the rest is -- rule number two, and the rest follows after rule number one. everything else is great after that. >>> all right, here's what...
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the state and the local government. don't misunderstand me, there should not be any federal response to disasters, but the current system is broken. let's at least fess up to that. if you want a better example, look at home depot. they met a full week before the storm to move high demand items like generators, supply wood, bleach from stores outside the storm's path to the stars inside the path. by the friday before the storm 350 he depot tickets were deployed to a command center at the company's atlanta headquarters to coordinate response. 350 folks. a conference room outfitted with tvs monitoring local and national newscast gave company managers up-to-date. home depot, organized, planning ahead. two weeks after home depot started the planning and nearly a week after the actual storm took place residents of staten island, new jersey, long island are still asking where is the help from the federal government? people missing, homes destroyed, gas shortages abound, 3 million residents still without power. he had it wrong,
the state and the local government. don't misunderstand me, there should not be any federal response to disasters, but the current system is broken. let's at least fess up to that. if you want a better example, look at home depot. they met a full week before the storm to move high demand items like generators, supply wood, bleach from stores outside the storm's path to the stars inside the path. by the friday before the storm 350 he depot tickets were deployed to a command center at the...
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factoring in job losses in statr and local government, adp projects the labor department will likely say the economy created roughly 130,000 jobs in october. barclays economist michael gapen expects the unemployment rate will hold steady tomorrow at 7.8%. and gapen expects the pattern of moderate job gains over the last year will be the pattern for the coming year, too. >> 150,000 to 160,000 jobs a month may not be a bang-out kind of number that gets everybody happy, but it's going to work. it will work in the nse ofns gradually reducing slack, gradually re-employing the unemployed, and pushing downward the unemployment rate. >> reporter: manufacturing was a soft spot in the adp report, showing a loss of 8,000 jobs. but it wano surprise, given the recent slowing in global sales. >> six out of the ten top markets that we have are seeing a contraction right now. and it is very tough for them to make inroads in terms of increasing exports to those nations. >> reporter: but housing looks relatively strong; autos and machinery, too, and that should boost manufacturing in the coming year.
factoring in job losses in statr and local government, adp projects the labor department will likely say the economy created roughly 130,000 jobs in october. barclays economist michael gapen expects the unemployment rate will hold steady tomorrow at 7.8%. and gapen expects the pattern of moderate job gains over the last year will be the pattern for the coming year, too. >> 150,000 to 160,000 jobs a month may not be a bang-out kind of number that gets everybody happy, but it's going to...
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how would you assess the response and the coordination between the federal government, the state government, municipalities. how are we doing? >> i think we're doing very well. i mean, you heard the president, and i have to say that i think his response has been terrific, really. and it's been coordinated, unlike some of what happened in katrina. and you heard, you know, governor christie, who's a republican, with president obama, working together. and that's how it's been, from the president to the governor, all the way down to the county and the towns. so one of the things that i did today, in fact, i was just on the phone before i came in here, was talk to fema about trying to get an office and a staff person in various parts of the district that i viewed today, and they're working on it. i also asked, with the money that comes to towns for recovery, like to rebuild their boardwalks or their municipal buildings if they've lost it or their streets, i think there's a 25% state and local match. so we've asked and i believe the governor asked today that that be waived. a lot of these towns a
how would you assess the response and the coordination between the federal government, the state government, municipalities. how are we doing? >> i think we're doing very well. i mean, you heard the president, and i have to say that i think his response has been terrific, really. and it's been coordinated, unlike some of what happened in katrina. and you heard, you know, governor christie, who's a republican, with president obama, working together. and that's how it's been, from the...
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would the romney presidency not have the federal government do with the feder government is doing right now? would a preside president romned of fema like he said would be the right thing to do? gerri: is the criticism justified? first off understand is no point in that debate did ronnie ever say fema should be shut down. search the archives, my friend. it doesn't exist. what he does say i if the state can do a better job in some of the roles the federal government plays. he does not mention fema, but i'm going to. yesterday we talked about the federal emergency response administration missteps in the past, the slow response to hurricane katrina, the formaldehyde ligand trailers purchased for katrina victims to live in. and now it is becoming more and more clear hurricane sandy may well banother example of the government blowing it. it's a staten island resident had a same complaints residents of new orleans had seven years ago. where is fema when we need them. other problems ththat liberal bureaucracy huggers like to ignore. according to a new analysis from the heritage foundation, fem
would the romney presidency not have the federal government do with the feder government is doing right now? would a preside president romned of fema like he said would be the right thing to do? gerri: is the criticism justified? first off understand is no point in that debate did ronnie ever say fema should be shut down. search the archives, my friend. it doesn't exist. what he does say i if the state can do a better job in some of the roles the federal government plays. he does not mention...